Report Date: 3/12/2013
TV_LS143
Thomasville, GA Tue Mar 12, 2013 USDA-GA Dept of Ag Market News
(Swainsboro 03/11)
This week: 261 Week ago: 297 Year ago: 651
Compared to one week earlier, slaughter cows absent, bulls lightly tested,
feeder steers and heifers lightly tested, steer calves unevenly steady,
heifer calves steady, replacement cows mostly steady.
Slaughter cows 0 percent, slaughter bulls 3 percent and feeders 97
percent. In the feeder supply, steers made up approximately 51 percent
of the run; heifers 37 percent; replacement cows 12 percent; steers and
heifers over 600 lbs totaled around 7 percent
Slaughter Classes:
Cows:
Percent Lean Bulk Lo-Dressing Hi-Dressing
75-80 percent 850-1200 lbs
80-85 percent 850-1200 lbs
80-85 percent over 1200 lbs
85-90 percent 800-1200 lbs
Bulls:
Yield Grade 1 1500-2000 lbs 95.00-99.00
1000-1500 lbs
Feeder Classes:
Steers and Bulls: Medium and Large 1-2 300-350 lbs 190.00-195.00;
350-350 lbs 176.00-185.00; 500-550 lbs 154.00-160.00; 550-600 lbs 136.00-
146.00; 600-650 lbs 125.00-130.00; 650-700 lbs 122.00-127.00.
Medium and Large 2-3 250-300 lbs 202.50-210.00; 300-350 lbs 178.00-
189.00; 350-400 lbs 145.00-154.00; 400-450 lbs 160.00-172.00; 450-500 lbs
157.00-164.00; 500-550 lbs 132.00-147.00.
Heifers: Medium and Large 1-2 300-350 lbs 156.00-164.00; 350-400 lbs
149.00-158.00; 400-450 lbs 144.00-155.00; 450-500 lbs 137.00-143.00;
500-550 lbs 123.00-137.00.
Medium and Large 2-3 300-350 lbs 145.00-151.00; 350-400 lbs 134.00-
147.00; 550-600 lbs 122.00-132.00.
Replacement Cows:
Medium & Large 1-2: 3-6 months bred 94.00-107.00.
Source: USDA-Ga Dept of Ag Market News Service
Drayton Lewis, Market Reporter, 1-229-226-1641
24 Hour Market Report 1-229-226-1641
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